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Page 11
... thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if ...
... thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if ...
Page 13
... not his own ; Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey TABLE TALK . 13 VOLUME THE FIRST TABLE Talk.
... not his own ; Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey TABLE TALK . 13 VOLUME THE FIRST TABLE Talk.
Page 14
... thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All that should be the boast of British song . " Tis not the wreath ...
... thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All that should be the boast of British song . " Tis not the wreath ...
Page 36
... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Graybeard corrupter of our listening youth , To purge and skim away the filth of vice , That so refined it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy son ; To taint his ...
... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Graybeard corrupter of our listening youth , To purge and skim away the filth of vice , That so refined it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy son ; To taint his ...
Page 37
... thou canst , one letter from the shades ; One , and one only , charged with deep regret , That thy worst part , thy principles , live yet : One sad epistle thence may cure mankind Of the plague spread by bundles left behind . " Tis ...
... thou canst , one letter from the shades ; One , and one only , charged with deep regret , That thy worst part , thy principles , live yet : One sad epistle thence may cure mankind Of the plague spread by bundles left behind . " Tis ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Edmonton errours eyes fair Fancy fear feel fire flowers folly fool form'd frown GEORGE ROMNEY Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy hast hate heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps Pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight sithe skies smile song SONNET sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wintry wisdom zeal